5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1203+ words) There's nothing magical'or strategic'about the 5 percent number. The NATO Defense Spending Canard There's nothing magical'or strategic'about the 5 percent number. THE LEADERS OF EACH of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's members are in Ankara this week at one of the most…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (77+ words) Tim, Sarah, and Sam Stein (filling in for JVL) take on the political stories dominating the headlines: Get your tickets to Sarah's How to Eat an Elephant book tour in September! This ad-free video version of The Next Level is…...

9+ hour, 57+ min ago  (20+ words) Trump's Versailles peace deal feels truly dead. Watch Clint Smith on The Bulwark Podcast Watch Deadline: White House on MS NOW...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (10+ words) Donald Trump spent America's 250th birthday celebrating one person: himself....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (31+ words) A recording from The Bulwark's live video Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller are going live to cover POLITICO's bombshell story on Graham Platner, Platner's response, and the future of the campaign....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (242+ words) There was one thing Maine women told us would keep them from supporting him'and it just became public. Graham Platner Crossed the Voters" Red Line There was one thing Maine women told us would keep them from supporting him'and it…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (29+ words) Watch now | POTUS went on a stock buying spree the day before he paused some of his tariffs last year. Sam and Bill on Trump's July 4 speech...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (696+ words) I scrolled up and looked at the picture JVL had sent us over the weekend of his entire family camped out in the living room, surrounding her and keeping vigil. And I had a thought: Readers of this newsletter obviously…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (76+ words) A recording from The Bulwark's live video MAGA Mondays: MAGA Blames Liberals For July 4th Weather Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to cover the week's craziest stories from the right wing fever swamp, including MAGA blaming liberals for the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (994+ words) We trust everyone had an enjoyable Independence Day weekend'unless you were on the National Mall and had to deal with (in addition to the usual D. C. heat and humidity) the sad spectacle of the Great American State Fair, the torrential storms,…...